Girls of Riyadh (28 page)

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Unlike in the United States, medical school in Saudi Arabia starts right after high school and lasts for seven years.

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Saudi men’s garments; a
thobe
is a long white loose dress, while a
shimagh
is a red and white triangular-shaped cloth worn on the head topped by an
eqal
to hold it in place. An
eqal
is a thick round, ropelike sash. Nowadays the
shimaghs
and
thobes
are designed by such famous names as Gucci, Christian Dior, Givenchy and Valentino.